In late May, the Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomed reports that poultry and mushroom farmers have been cleared of any suggestion that they have misused the renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme. The whole debacle is yet to be formally resolved, with an inquiry set to begin into the scheme’s set up. With all the political upheaval since the cash for ash “scandal” began, one wonders if it will all simply be forgotten in the longer run or will it all come back to bite those who oversaw its inception. We shall see.
